To fall out
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G1601 describes falling out of or away from something, including physical objects falling, ships drifting from course, flowers fading, a claim failing, or people falling from a settled position. Its contexts range from chains falling off and flowers dropping to theological statements about Gods word not failing, seeking justification by law, and being carried from secure standing, so physical loss and relational or.
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G1601 describes falling out of or away from something, including physical objects falling, ships drifting from course, flowers fading, a claim failing, or people falling from a settled position. Its contexts range from chains falling off and flowers dropping to theological statements about Gods word not failing, seeking justification by law, and being.
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] fall from (1), adrift (1), fall (1), falls (1), fell (1).
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Acts 12:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Acts (5), 1 Peter (1), 2 Peter (1), Galatians (1).
G1601 describes falling out of or away from something, including physical objects falling, ships drifting from course, flowers fading, a claim failing, or people falling from a settled position. Its contexts range from chains falling off and flowers dropping to theological statements about Gods word not failing, seeking justification by law, and being carried from secure standing, so physical loss and relational or doctrinal failure must be distinguished.
In Rom. 9. 6, paul rejects the conclusion that Gods word has failed and begins distinguishing physical descent from the children counted according to promise. In Gal. 5. 4, paul warns those seeking justification by law that they are severed from Christ and have fallen away from grace as their basis. G1601 opens teaching on what can fall away and what cannot fail, contrasting fading human glory and unstable confidence with Gods trustworthy word and grace in Christ.
It corrects both careless presumption and despair by warning against being carried into error while refusing the conclusion that human unbelief makes Gods promise collapse. G1601 marks very different kinds of falling: Paul insists that Gods word has not failed, warns those seeking justification by law that they have fallen from grace, and Peter tells informed believers to guard against being carried away from secure standing.
The verb can deny failure, expose a gospel contradiction, or warn of destabilizing error. Its theology comes from each argument, not from a single formula about every spiritual struggle. For G1601, responsible teaching keeps lexical meaning, passage context, canonical synthesis, and present application distinguishable. G1601 does not teach that a passing doubt cancels salvation, make vigilance a form of self-salvation, prove that Gods covenant word has collapsed, or authorize communities to label every disagreement a fall from grace.
G1601 appears across passages that develop Gods faithful word, grace in Christ, human frailty, vigilance, drifting error, fading glory, and secure dependence. For G1601, the immediate setting decides which part of the range is active, so the witnesses must remain distinct rather than being merged into one formula.
It is not as though God’s word has failed. For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel.
Paul rejects the conclusion that Gods word has failed and begins distinguishing physical descent from the children counted according to promise.
You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
Paul warns those seeking justification by law that they are severed from Christ and have fallen away from grace as their basis.
Therefore, beloved, since you already know these things, be on your guard so that you will not be carried away by the error of the lawless and fall from your secure standing.
Peter tells beloved, forewarned readers to guard against lawless error carrying them away from their secure standing.
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Greek word. To fall away or lose one's grasp; often used metaphorically for spiritual failure or abandoning faith.
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
13 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
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How this verb appears across 10 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
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G1601 marks very different kinds of falling: Paul insists that Gods word has not failed, warns those seeking justification by law that they have fallen from grace, and Peter tells informed believers to guard against being carried away from secure standing. The verb can deny failure, expose a gospel contradiction, or warn of destabilizing error. Its theology comes from each argument, not from a single formula about every spiritual struggle.
G1601 describes falling out of or away from something, including physical objects falling, ships drifting from course, flowers fading, a claim failing, or people falling from a settled position. The selected witnesses keep the teaching concrete: Rom. 9. 6 shows that paul rejects the conclusion that Gods word has failed and begins distinguishing physical descent from the children counted according to promise, while Gal.
5. 4 Shows that paul warns those seeking justification by law that they are severed from Christ and have fallen away from grace as their basis. 2Pet. 3. 17 adds that peter tells beloved, forewarned readers to guard against lawless error carrying them away from their secure standing. G1601 opens teaching on what can fall away and what cannot fail, contrasting fading human glory and unstable confidence with Gods trustworthy word and grace in Christ.
It corrects both careless presumption and despair by warning against being carried into error while refusing the conclusion that human unbelief makes Gods promise collapse. A church teaching G1601 faithfully will name both the promise and the boundary carried by these contexts, attend to vulnerable hearers, and refuse to make the lexical item prove more than its passages support.
G1601 does not teach that a passing doubt cancels salvation, make vigilance a form of self-salvation, prove that Gods covenant word has collapsed, or authorize communities to label every disagreement a fall from grace.
Rom.9.6
G1601 is a Greek compound verb for falling out, off, or away; it can describe physical dropping or drifting and metaphorically denote failure, loss of standing, or departure from a relation.
Scripture contrasts grass and flowers that fade with the enduring word of God. In Christ, grace excludes self-justification, while apostolic warnings call believers to alert, humble dependence on truth rather than confidence in personal stability.